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Dates
III 2941 - IV 19 (1341-1440 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 99 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Family
Cotton
Settlements
Bywater
Pronunciation
to'lman ko'tton
Meaning
Uncertain1
Other names
'Tolman' was commonly abbreviated to 'Tom'
Note
This Tolman named his eldest son 'Tolman', so there were two Hobbits with the name 'Tolman Cotton'; for more on this younger Tolman, see the entry for Tolman 'Tom' Cotton, junior

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Tolman ‘Tom’ Cotton, senior

The father of Rose Cotton

A respected Hobbit of the Shire, who played an important part in rallying the Shire-hobbits during the last days of the War of the Ring. He became Sam Gamgee's father-in-law through his daughter Rose.


Notes

1

As an English name, 'Tolman' means 'toll man', a collector of tolls. It seems unlikely, though, that this Hobbit's name is intended to have quite such a literal meaning, and probably has more to do with following the naming patterns of his ancestors, who had names such as 'Holman' or 'Cotman'.

See also...

Battle of Bywater, Bowman ‘Nick’ Cotton, Brown Family, Carl, Carl ‘Nibs’ Cotton, Cotton Family, Folklands, Holman ‘Long Hom’ Cotton, ‘Long Hom’, Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Mrs. Lily Cotton (née Lily Brown), Rose Cotton, Tolman ‘Tom’ Cotton, junior, Tolman ‘Tom’ Gamgee, Wilcome ‘Jolly’ Cotton, [See the full list...]

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